Ancient Quote by Diodorus Siculus
“Now when the ancient Egyptians, awestruck and wondering, turned their eyes to the heavens, they concluded that two gods, the sun and the moon, were primeval and eternal; and they called the former Osiris, the latter Isis.”
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![“King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that all those men of yours are so intent upon doing?' 'They are plundering your city and carrying off your treasures,' Cyrus replied. 'Not my city or my treasures,'…” quote by Diodorus Siculus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f19/diodorus-siculus-47079_cities_king-croesus-watching-persian-soldiers-s_387161.jpg)
